CA Velez Sarsfield vs CA Boca Juniors, Superliga Argentina 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Liga Profesional · 2023

CA Velez Sarsfield

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Full Time

CA Boca Juniors

Sun 26 Feb 2023 · 00:30 UTC El Fortin de Liniers HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 32' Luca Langoni

Lucas Janson pen 66' 1–1

1–2 87' Jorge Figal

Jose Florentin 20' Y

Y 21' Agustin Sandez

Y 59' Martin Payero

Y 64' Frank Fabra

R 68' Ignacio Fernandez

Y 69' Luis Advincula

Diego Godin 85' Y

Lautaro Gianetti 87' Y

Overview

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CA Velez Sarsfield vs CA Boca Juniors — Superliga Argentina at El Fortin de Liniers.

CA Velez Sarsfield 27 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
CA Boca Juniors 27 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CA Velez Sarsfield	27	51
2	CA Talleres	27	48
3	Racing Club	27	46
4	CA Huracan	27	46
5	CA River Plate	27	43
6	CA Boca Juniors	27	42
7	CA Independiente	27	40
8	CA Tucuman	27	40
9	CA Union	27	40
10	CA Platense	27	39
11	CS Independiente Rivadavia	27	38
12	Estudiantes de La Plata	27	36
13	Instituto AC Córdoba	27	36
14	CA Lanus	27	36
15	CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba	27	35
16	CA Belgrano	27	35
17	CD Riestra	27	35
18	CA Tigre	27	34
19	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	27	32
20	CA Rosario Central	27	32
21	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	27	32
22	CA Central Córdoba	27	31
23	AA Argentinos Juniors	27	30
24	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	27	29
25	CA Newell's Old Boys	27	28
26	CA Sarmiento de Junín	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

CA Velez Sarsfield 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals CA Boca Juniors

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-26 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–2 CA Boca Juniors 2022-10-02 CA Boca Juniors 1–0 CA Velez Sarsfield 2021-10-24 CA Velez Sarsfield 2–0 CA Boca Juniors 2019-11-10 CA Velez Sarsfield 0–0 CA Boca Juniors 2018-09-02 CA Boca Juniors 3–0 CA Velez Sarsfield

Recent Form

CA Velez Sarsfield

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	CA Boca Juniors	H	1–2	L
21 Feb	CA Tucuman	A	1–1	D
12 Feb	CA Independiente	H	0–0	D
03 Feb	CA Newell's Old Boys	A	0–1	L
30 Jan	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	3–1	W
25 Oct	CA Central Córdoba	H	3–1	W

CA Boca Juniors

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	CA Velez Sarsfield	A	2–1	W
19 Feb	CA Platense	H	3–1	W
12 Feb	CA Talleres	A	1–2	L
05 Feb	CA Central Córdoba	H	0–0	D
30 Jan	CA Tucuman	H	1–0	W
23 Oct	CA Independiente	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

CA Velez Sarsfield		CA Boca Juniors
#1	Position	#6
51	Points	42
27	Played	27
14 / 9 / 4	W / D / L	11 / 9 / 7
38	Scored	30
16	Conceded	23
+22	GD	+7
1.89	PPG	1.56
52%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
CA Velez Sarsfield this season

45% Clean Sheets
CA Boca Juniors this season

CA Velez Sarsfield are 1st (51 pts). CA Boca Juniors are 6th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Velez Sarsfield

0-15

5/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Boca Juniors

0-15

–/4

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

–/4

61-75

1/–

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Velez Sarsfield

Florian Monzon	6 G
Manuel Lanzini	4 G
Matias Pellegrini	3 G	2 A

CA Boca Juniors

Miguel Merentiel	5 G	2 A
Santiago Ascacibar	5 G
Milton Gimenez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. CA Velez Sarsfield is hosting CA Boca Juniors for another epic battle.
5' Miguel Merentiel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CA Velez Sarsfield and CA Boca Juniors are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' CA Boca Juniors are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' CA Velez Sarsfield receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 20.
21' A moment of madness from Agustin Sandez on 21 minutes earns him a Yellow card. CA Boca Juniors will be frustrated.
26' CA Velez Sarsfield are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against CA Boca Juniors's 4-2-2-2 shape.
31' The home supporters are growing impatient. CA Velez Sarsfield must find a spark to ignite this game.
32' GOAL! Miguel Merentiel scores on 32.
37' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
42' It looks surprising CA Boca Juniors does not make any changes. Jorge Figal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Mateo Seoane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jose Florentin on 46 minute.
51' CA Boca Juniors is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-2-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
59' Martin Payero was booked on 59.
59' Sebastian Villa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Martin Payero on 59 minute.
64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Frank Fabra.
66' What composure from Lucas Janson! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-1.
68' It’s a booking for CA Boca Juniors player. Ignacio Fernandez gets a Red card.
69' Luis Advincula has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 69.
72' The whistle greets Lucas Janson as he departs to be replaced by Julian Fernandez.
75' Cristian Medina has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luca Langoni on 75 minute.
80' CA Velez Sarsfield is showing some good football. However, CA Velez Sarsfield are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
82' A change in the CA Boca Juniors ranks — Guillermo Fernandez exits the field as Alan Varela enters on 82.
84' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Pratto. He replaces Abiel Osorio on 84 minute.
85' The referee calls foul for Diego Godin. He receives a Yellow card.
87' CA Velez Sarsfield receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
87' A stunning finish from Jorge Figal — that came from absolutely nowhere!
90' It is a substitution in CA Velez Sarsfield team. Tomas Ezequiel Guidara is replaced by Leonardo Jara on 90 minute.
The points are shared — CA Velez Sarsfield 1-2 CA Boca Juniors. Honours even.

Lineups

CA Velez Sarsfield Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexander Medina

CA Boca Juniors Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

1
Sergio Romero
2
Facundo Roncaglia
17
Luis Advincula
8
Guillermo Fernandez ↓ Alan Varela 82'
11
Martin Payero ↓ Sebastian Villa 59'
4
Jorge Figal
16
Miguel Merentiel
10
Oscar Romero ↓ Juan Edgardo Ramirez 82'
21
Ignacio Fernandez
3
Agustin Sandez ↓ Frank Fabra 46'
41
Luca Langoni ↓ Cristian Medina 75'

Bench

Coach Hugo Ibarra

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cristian Alberto Tarragona	1
Javier Morales	1
Lucas Janson	1
Jorge Figal	1
Cristian Pavon	1
Luca Langoni	1
Sebastian Villa	1
Diego Valdes	1

Head to Head

CA Velez Sarsfield Form

2023-02-26 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–2 CA Boca Juniors L 2023-02-21 CA Tucuman 1–1 CA Velez Sarsfield D 2023-02-12 CA Velez Sarsfield 0–0 CA Independiente D 2023-02-03 CA Newell's Old Boys 1–0 CA Velez Sarsfield L 2023-01-30 CA Velez Sarsfield 3–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata W 2022-10-25 CA Velez Sarsfield 3–1 CA Central Córdoba W

CA Boca Juniors Form

2023-02-26 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–2 CA Boca Juniors W 2023-02-19 CA Boca Juniors 3–1 CA Platense W 2023-02-12 CA Talleres 2–1 CA Boca Juniors L 2023-02-05 CA Boca Juniors 0–0 CA Central Córdoba D 2023-01-30 CA Boca Juniors 1–0 CA Tucuman W 2022-10-23 CA Boca Juniors 2–2 CA Independiente D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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1.26 CA Velez Sarsfield xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 CA Boca Juniors xG

I would bet for: CA Velez Sarsfield or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA Velez Sarsfield39% Draw31% CA Boca Juniors30%

Actual: CA Boca Juniors win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

CA Velez Sarsfield or Draw

70%

Draw or CA Boca Juniors

61%

CA Velez Sarsfield or CA Boca Juniors

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Velez Sarsfield29% Draw52% CA Boca Juniors19%

Actual: CA Boca Juniors win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

12.9%

1 – 0

12.2%

0 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

8.2%

2 – 1

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — CA Velez Sarsfield

Handicap	CA Velez Sarsfield covers	Push	CA Boca Juniors covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	22%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

CA Velez Sarsfield keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

CA Boca Juniors keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.